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The pitfalls of Arab-Russian dependency

Food supply chains, energy partnerships, and political outlooks make it difficult for Arab states to pick a side in the Russia-Ukraine war

By Ruslan Suleymanov

Wikimedia/Kremlin.ru

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How Russia has put itself at China’s mercy

China’s neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict does not come for free. How Russian experts view the relationship with the People’s Republic

By Roland Bathon, Liudmila Kotlyarova

Pxfuel

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China’s foreign policy is misunderstood

China doesn’t want to forge an anti-Western alliance with Russia — but to cooperate with all countries in a multipolar world

By Wang Huiyao

Reuters

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Moldova: living at the edge of war

A bloody war is ravaging Ukraine. But its echoes can be heard in neighbouring Moldova as well

By Igor Munteanu

Reuters

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How Putin underestimated Ukraine

Moscow assumed that Ukrainians would welcome Russian troops with open arms. But that was a big miscalculation — based on what happened in 2014

By Hanna Shelest

Wikimedia

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Bulgaria’s soft underbelly

Bulgaria has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet the country fears NATO intervention in the conflict

By Boris Popivanov

Reuters

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Kazakhstan’s balancing act

In January, the Kazakh government called in Russian troops as a response to protests. With the war in Ukraine, it tries to keep distance from Moscow

By Christoph P. Mohr

Pexels

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Why going green is the answer to the West’s security dilemma

The war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s energy dependency — and showed that the transition to clean energy is a global security imperative

By Erin Sikorsky

Reuters

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The South Caucasus’ Russia quagmire

Georgia accelerates its European course, Armenia remains in the Russian sphere of influence, and Azerbaijan attempts a geopolitical balancing act

By Felix Hett

Reuters

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Why Africa is divided over the Russia-Ukraine war

While the West has closed its ranks in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the response in Africa has hardly been uniform

By Martha Kiiza Bakwesegha-Osula